The Final Countdown: Summer, Movies, Sixteen Candles and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

“The Amazing Spider-Man 2 opens this weekend, and, like the first robin of spring, the first superhero movie of the summer is both the harbinger of a coming season and a warning to look out for falling turds. The studios typically like to release anything worthwhile in the September through December awards corridor, but even the most psuedo-intellectual Steve McQueen fanboy among us would have to admit that for all their faults, big bloated blockbusters pack an even greater potential for surprise than your average awards bait Holocaust flick. Not always in a good way, of course, but that’s part of the fun.”

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Paul

I think I’m a part of the first generation of journalists to skip print media entirely, and I’ve learned a lot these last few years at Forbes. My work has appeared on TVOvermind, IGN, and most importantly, a segment on The Colbert Report at one point.